Blood Test Results?

I have been having chest pain that has been determined to be muscular. I had D Dimer tests . . . every one comes back high over a span of four months. But all my CT scans are clear. One neuro says d dimer is high because of MS. One says that I should run the test again.

Do any of you other girls have elevated d dimer with no other cause but MS? If not, support welcome. I am not taking kindly to needing to have more blood tests. I feel like a human pin cushion some days.

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From what I've read, false positives can be caused by various reasons, one being "inflammation". Having MS, our bodies are inflammed, so that could definitely be a reason? It also cites infections, surgery, trauma.... or even pregnancy? Could you be pregnant? How young is your little one?

I couldn't find anything in my brief search over d dimer being positive specifically bc of ms, but it definitely seems like a plausible explanation. If anything, since I'm a worry wart, I probably would repeat the test again and ask the doctors if there's any further testing they can do to rule out any other possible causes that would be more serious in nature.

I've had chest xrays/ct scans done on my chest/lungs before too due to chest pain. It happens on and off throughout the years.... probably just a symptom of ms....